Charities

A charity set up in the memory of Somerset youngster Elliot Stevens has received a £1,000 windfall from Barratt Homes in Exeter after becoming the latest recipient of the housebuilder’s new community initiative.

The Barratt and David Wilson Homes Community Fund donates £1,000 each month to a charity or organisation and the fund is part of the company’s pledge to strengthen its ties with the areas in which it is building new homes.

Elliot’s Touch is one of the first recipients of the new fund and the charity has a special place in the heart of one Barratt Homes employee,...

Local project ‘Time to Talk’ start the conversation off in Princesshay during #Menshealthweek

Men’s Health Forum is in their sixth year of raising awareness of men’s health during ‘Men’s Health Week’ which runs this week from 10th to 16th June. Past years have seen the forum focus on work and health, beating stress, diabetes and hazardous waist. This year they are looking at the seven key numbers that men really need to know about their health. These numbers include 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week, 5 portions of fruit and veg a day, and maintaining a waist size...

The Ashfords Foundation has awarded a significant grant to children's charity CHICKS. The Devon-based charity provides free respite breaks to children aged 8-17 years who would really benefit from a break from their challenging home lives.

CHICKS believe every child has the right to make positive childhood memories and since 1992, the charity has provided over 16,000 children with a much-needed break. A CHICKS break inspires new confidence and gives children the opportunity to have fun, try new experiences and relax out of their usual environments. More than anything, it gives them...

RGB Building Supplies is delighted to announce it has selected Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) as its chosen charity and will be organising various fundraising events.

In 2018, DAAT assisted 1,102 patients, which included 162 in the Exeter and East Devon area. Having been established in 1992 the Trust has grown considerably and now runs two aircraft, which since the beginning of the year operate until 2amevery day.

As the aircrafts carry equipment that is not always available on land ambulances, DAAT’s doctors and paramedics are able to offer enhanced clinical care to...